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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03
%. 90 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE.
COMMERCIAL UNION WITH CAN.
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A MEETING was recently held at
Detroit, Mich, Of the business men
of this country to start on foot the
project of commercial union
between the United States and
Canada. The suggestions made on
the occasion embrace, among other
things, the favoring of a commercial
union between the United States
and Canada under the terms of a bill
introduced in congress by Mr..
Butterworth, and it. was urged that
such union could be safely inaugu-
rated by the adoption by Canada of
a tariff uniform with that of the
United States, in other words that
as against ali the rest of the world,
the same rates of duty should be col
lected by Canada, as are now levied
by the United States, while between
the two countries of North America,
the custom wall would be completely
obliterated. This arrangement is a
very pretty one in theory if it could
be made to work well in practice.
Under the present tariff of the
United States, great many articles
of English manufacture are entirely
excluded from our country and the
teziff amounts to a prohibition Of
them. If, therefore, England were
excluded from Canada by this
arrangement and these articles shut
out from this British colony by 6
similar tariff in Canada, the mother
country would not be likely tamely
to submit to such commercial
arrangements. If, on the othei
hand, the arrangement should no
extend to England, and she were
permitted to import in Canada sucl
articles free Of duty, the United
States markets would be flooded
with cheap goods of English man
ufacture through Canadian ports
and this would render the United
States powerless to extend any sor
of protection to home manufacture
as against goods of English man
ufacture, and would thus defeat tn
OBJECT of the present tariff. 1t woul,
be very difficult to disintegrate
commercial union entirely from
political union, and therefore thi
fine spun theory seems to be inprac
ticable.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

A BURGLAR named James Nc
Davitt was disembowelled and killed
in New York on the Goth inst, by
attempting to rush through a plate
glass wsndow after having been dis
covered and shut up in a store at 90
White street, while the porter was
going.in search Of thepolice. He was
fastened in the window. The glass
cut a hole in his stomach and when
released he was deld with his bowel:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

THE Glenn bill, introduced in the
Georgia legislature, making 1t a
felony to educate white and colored
pupils in the same school, has been
rendered unnecessary by the passage
Of resolution in that body instruct
ing the Governor of the State to
withhold thesum of $4,000 which has
been annually appropriated to the
Atlanta University, (colored), until
satisfactory assurance is given that it
shall be applied exclusively for the
education of colored children. The
preamble to the resolution declares
that the co-education of the races is
contrary to the intent of the consti-
tution., This sewers the Gordian
Knot, rules out the whites, satisfies
the colored people, and meets with
the appreciation Of everybody.
Georgia colored people have got
sense enough to approve of this
settlement of vexed question, and
to appreciate the fact that this action
relieves them from very embarass-
ing position in which the indiscreer
advice of pretended friends would
involve them.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03
Chairman County Elk. Com.

OUR assistant last week erred in
stating that the l.. & ". company in
tended to build the cutoff between
Milan and Huntingdon. President
Thomas Of the NJ, G. &. st. L. road
informs us that he intends to finish
that line, so as to shorten the distance
between Nashville and Memphis
twelve miles, and, by running
through trains, shorten the time be-
tween those two cities about one
hour. This will make things lively
for the Midland people. Major
Thomas, is one of the most wide
awake railroad men In the country,
and is doing more to develop the re-
sources of this State than any man
we know of. He is now building ex-
tensions to the McMinville branch,
the Jasper branch, the Tuscaloosa
branch, and the road to Huntsville,
Ala, and soon widen the Tuscaloosa
and Duck River narrow guage roads
to standard guage. He is a Tennessee
president of Tennessee roads, and
thinks this the. best State in the
union. --Miion Exchange.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03
. FIRMAN'S EXTRAORDINARY
STORY.

Theodore Vanness, Louis Vanness,
Horace Vanness, George Reed, Phil
ip Hapenny, Robert Skinner and
John Jackson, Members Of the Plain
field, n. J. Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, have been arrested, and are
now in Jail at that place, charged
with having originated a hundred or
more incendiary fires which have
been occurring there for the last s or
10 years. They were given away by
John Jackson, to detective, who
had worked his way into his conf
dence by becoming an active mem
Der of the company. 1t seems
strange that firemen would set fire to
building and endanger property
"Just for the fun of putting it out, y
as Jackson expressed it, but, if the
story is true, that seems to have been
the extremely incomprehensible mo.
tive.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03
THE WHEELING BOOMERANG

The Joobehaws Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic who refused the
other day, at Wheeling, West Va,
to pass under the portrait of Grover
Cleveland, the duly elected President
Of the Republic, are making political
capital for the Democratic party
faster than ever did Parson Burchard,
or Gen. futile, or ever Col. Babcock.
This insult to the chief magistrate Of
the Republic will be regarded by the
free citizens and sovereign voters Of
the Republic as an audacious and
unblushing attempt to bully the
Executive ofiicerof the Republic into
acquiescence in the raid Of the Grand
Army of the Republic on the sur
plus in the treasury Of the Republic
wrung by the Republican party from
the aforesaid voters of the Republic
Even His Fraudulency, Ex-Presiden
Hayes, who, by the way, was {
gallant soldier in the war, had TIN
good sense to be a conspicuous, ant
honorable exception to this act o
puerile idiocy, and not only passed
under the portrait, but politel!
raised his hat and saluted it as al
act of graceful and becoming defer
ence to the Nations chief magistrate
Three cheers for Hayes, once!
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03
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A GIGANTIC EMETIC.

Secretary Lamar has decided that
the railroads, to whom large grants
of land have been donated by act OF
Congress upon condition of their
building of the roads, and certain
other considerations too tediou sto be
mentioned in this place, have, in a
great many cases, failed to earn the
lands by performing the conditions
precedent, and has declared them
forfeited to the government. This
opens for entry and occupation many
extensive tracts of valuable public
lands, which the railroads had COB
gled up, and they have thus been
compelled to disgorge |, 100000 acres
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03
sTATIsr1c1AN DODGE.

The admission, on the part of
Commissioner Dodge, that his esti-
mate of the acreage of the tobacco
crop for the present year was too
high, and that the average will not
exceed forty per cent. of last year, as
shown in his letter, after the inter
view with the tobacco growers,
furnishes food for serious thought.
The most charitable construction, in
the absence of direct evidence to the
contrary, seems to be that he has
only committed an unfortunate
blunder which has, however, re-
suited in serious losses to the tobacco
growing interests of his country.
Viewed in any light that we can
take it, this grave mistake has not
only resulted in the loss of perhaps
millions of dollars to the growers OF
the staple, but has indicated an I'M
fitness for the position which neces-
States his resignation or removal for
several other strong reasons, apart
from any suspicious which might
attach, but which, for the sake of the
argument, we will for the present,
concede do not attach, to his integ-
rity as public official. Upon the
accuracy and reliability of his sta.
tistics, the feeling, especially in
foreign markets, which controls the
price Of tobacco, very materially
depends, and his mistakes an6
blunders will be only calculated
hereafter, to create an uncertainty
and a want of conf lence on the part
of both buyers and sellers in his
future statistics which will unsettlt
the price of the commodity, and The
condition Of the tobacco market
This mistake can only be regarded
as most unfortunate one in another
point of view. 1t has necessitated {
personal appeal to the department o
Agriculture, and to the bureau which
he controllss on the part of thu
tobacco growing interest which may
be, and doubtless will be, to som,
extent, regarded abroad with sus
picion as a movement in the interes
of the producers of the weed, and i
will be difficult to disabuse TIN
la.nds of the foreign purchasers o
the impressions produced by hi
first inaccurate and erroneous reports
and bring their minds to an appre
citation of the situation, and to tn
true condition of tobacco acreage
and of the crop in this country
And this State of things will b
aggravated by the fact that he is til
official organ Of the Government
and that it is to the interest of tho:
who are compelled to purchase,
adhere to his first statement. A fal
ING off from rs to 40 per cent. is
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

IT is too bad that such able editors
as Col. Colyar and Gen. Broaddus are
so side-lined that they can not preaC h
in their respective papers, the prohi-
bition gospel according te Saint Fus-
sell.-DenIocrat.
We can forgive the sheer, in con
sideration of the compliment, i'm.
piled in placing our name in con-
junction with that of Col. Coyiar,
But if, as the Don Quinote of the
Tennessee Press says, we are both SC
"side-lined" that we cannot defend
ourselves, why strike at a man in
this helpless condition? Circum-
stances often render timid and mod
est, but bright and sprightly young
men, like the Democrat end man
exceedingly bold.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

IT seems now, from the latest de
spatches, that the Ute Indians trouble
Is about over, and never W ould have
occurred but for the fact that Maj.
Leslie, who commanded the Colorado
State militia and cowboys, after hav-
ingassured Coleraw the day before at
Wolf creek that heshould be allowed
to 90 back to the reservation unmo
Tested, surprised and attacked the
Indian camp on the 25th August
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

On the 28th ult., at Whitesville,
near Owonsboro, KY, John B. Lake,
who lives in the neighborhood of the
former place, while drunk, entered
a saloon kept by Frank Sparks, and
demanded another drink. Sparks
thinking that he had enough
already, or perhaps not being will
ing to credit him for more, refused
to let him have it. Lake became
enraged and proceeded to clean uI
the establishment; and Sparks find
ing himself endangered, in sci
defence, seized a double barrelled
shot gun and killed Lake instantly
Moral: never try to force a bar
keeper to set 'em up, or to credit
you for the drinks.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

THERE was large and intelligent
audience at the Court House Wednes-
day night to hear the subject of the
Constitutional Amendment discussed
between Mr.. John L. Nolen of Nash
vile, and Hon. Joel b. Fort of
Springfield. Mr.. Nolen led off in a
speech of an hour and a quarter and
it was considered by the advocates to
be one of the strongest speeches that
has been made here during the can
vass. Mr.. Fort followed in a speech
of the same length in the opposite
side, and was frequently cheered.
The discussion was conducted in q
good humor, and both side were well
pleased.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

THE German Reichstag assumes a
very characteristic position on the
proposed import duties about to be
levied by the government on cereals
which chiefly affects Austria. 1t has
been called to halt by the stgges-
ton that Austria can retaliate by i'm
posing a similar duty on leading
German commodities Of which Aus
tria is the chief customer and con-
sumner, and it now hesitates to pass
the bill, until it can ascertain wheth-
er Austria will premit Germany to
cut her throat in this way without
retaliating in selfdefence. "Verily
the world do move. ;"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03
AT or near Woodstock. Ga, o.

AT or near Woodstock, Ga, on the
28th ult,, four young farmers Harri-
son and Charles Smith, Monroe
Herndon and James Sergeant none
Of whom were more than twenty
years of age, after a hard week of
labor, went out to recruit themselves
in the woods by hunting and fishing.
Becoming tired of their sport, they
began to amuse themselves with the
pastime of swapping their pistols at
each other. The sport ceased for a
while and James Sergeant put two
cartridges in his pistol, an English
bulldog, and double action thirty
two caliber. Unaware of its being
loaded, Herndon got hold of it, and
again began chasing Harrison Smith.
Herndon and Harrison Smith were
scuffling and Sergent trying to make
Herndon understand it was loaded
and to get the pistol away from him,
and all three had hold of it, when il
accidentally fred and shot Herndon
in the neck, killing him in a few
moments. The verdict of the jury
of inquest acquitted everybody Of
any intentional wrong Smith
and Sergeant were seized with
the most poignant remorse over the
untimely death of one of their bes
friends. Moral: never tote 'em.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

HIS numerous friends, relatives
and acquaintance in this country
will rejoice to learn that His High
ness Shakore Sahib, Of Limbdi,
Independent Prince and Knight
Commander, of the Indian Empire,
arrived in New York on the 28th
ult. His Highness is said to be the
first native Indian Sahib to cross
the Atlantic. This is his first visit
to the United States, and he does not
complainIofhaving been seasick any
thing to speak Of. He is afraid OF thC
title hunting syrens of this country
and will make the tour of the United
States inoog, effectualIy Disgusting
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

killing n child, and wounding a man
and woman. This act Of duplicity
aroused the vengeance Of the old
chief, and a long and bloody Indian
war would have resulted but for the
timely interference OF the United
States authorities. II appears that
Colerow would not stay CT the reser-
vation, and that the settlers were
afraid of him, and got up indict-
ments agaist him and two other In
dams for resisting an officer in order
to have him arrested. The assailants
Of Colerow got what they deserved,
a whipping, one cowboy being killed,
three Others wounded, and three mil
itia soldiers MORALLY wounded. This
led to the fight on Thursday, in
which Ave whites were killed and
four wounded, seven Indians and
twosquaws killed, and four wounded,
besides 800 ponies and a number Of
squaws captured. If this contest il
pushed any further the Indians, who
are now said to number GOO, and car
be increased in very short time tC
1000, drawn from the reservation
will fight it out to the bitter end in {
war of determination, and bloody
work may be anticipated. 1t Is tob;
hoped that the timely intervention
of the government authorities ha,
put stop to this, as the militia anC
cowboys have been recalled from fur
ther pursuit Of the Indians, who arr
now returned to the reservation
where they avow their determine
ton to stay if left unmolested.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03
An effect Is beinp made 70 reorp

AN effect is being made to reorgan.
the old "Know Nothing party.
The Republican press are the only
newspapers who are instigating and
encouraging the movement, and we
give below an extract from the Clev-
Gland Leader, a Republican paper,
showing the spirit in which the idea
is being received by that party,
while the Democratic party is now,
as it was before the war, most bitter
ly opposed to it. Following Is the
extract:
If the Irish in the United States,
by their intolerance and greed for
office, should once thoroughly arouse
the British and British American
element of our population to sympa-
thetic and united politician action.
they would have more cause than
ever to cry out for home rule in Ire
land. There would be no chance for
them to rule America.
The Irish citizens of the United
States will have an opportunity soor
of showing at the polls their high
appreciation of the honor conferred
upon them by the foregoing insulting
extract.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03
Col. R. 8. ohevls Of kentucky.

Mr.. J. s. Neblett, Chairman of the
County Executive Prohibition Com
mittee, announces, in another column
list Of regular appointments for
Col. r. s. Chevis, of Kentucky, who
will address the people Of the county
in favor Of prohibition at the times
and places stated in the notice. Col.
G. is said to be fine speaker, and, no
doubt it will repay everybody desir-
ing information to attend and heaS
him on this all-absorbing public
question.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03
A POLITE DUN.

Second Comptroller Butler has
written letter to delinquent pay
masters of the army notifying them
to come forward and settle up their
accounts. This will produce quite q
sensation, as a large majority of them
are said to have outstanding balances
against them on the books of the
department, and some racy reading
may be anticipated.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03
SHE PLUGGED THEN.

A Mrs. Bolts, the wife of Mr.. John
Bolts, at Chadron, Neb., during the
absence of her husband, was aroused
the other day by two men knocking
at the door and asking permission to
come in. She went to the door and
told them they could not as her hus-
band was not at home, still retaining
the door in her hand. They seized
the door and tried to force an en-
trance when she ran to a drawer
seized a revolver and shot them both
fatally. That fearless women will
raise brave soldiers for her country
to certainty if she has any boys
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

IF THE signs of the times be not
deceptive, there is a reaction of
public sentiment in favor Of old
Ireland in England and in the
British house of commons. Mr..
Parnell and Mr.. Gladstone seems to
have been one to many for the Gov
eminent or Conservative party.
Nothing would afford the lovers of
freedom and fair play greater salts
faction than to see England doing
even q tardy justice to this, the
brightest gem in the crown Of the
British Empire. The beautiful
Emerald Isle, the land of Burke, and
Gratten, Moore, and Wilmington,
and Castleseigh, certainly deserves
not to be treated as a mere append
age to the crown, and only requires
the boon of home rule and self gov
eminent to be lifted to that proud
position of independence and sell
respect which BELTS a component
part of the English Government
from her earliest history; and
freedom for Ireland means permanent
peace and union and tranquility, as il
will bring, in the course of time, a
most important accession and devel.
opment to the wealth power and
dignity of the British Empire
Pride and obstinacy often stand as
impediments to the greatest success
and prosperity, not only of individ'
uals, but also, Of nations. The
party to power has unwisely staked
its existence on policy of coercion
and distrust towards Ireland, and
the recent election are very signifi
cant of reaction in public opinion
which will probably cause a disin
tegration and downfall of the British
cabinet, and the accession of thu
Liberal party in power. This accom-
plished, and the. road will then b
open to some form of home rule TO
Ireland.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

himself under the title sir Javat-
singhjee, X. G. I. Il. We give him
away, because we don't think any
Indian Prince under the sun has got
any right TO thus tantalize the curl
osity of our pretty girls by travell-
ing about in disguise, and pretend
Ing not to be what he really is; and
we hope some OF them may capture
him, in spite of his poltroonery and
cowardly precautions in thus taking
anunfair advantage Of them.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

IT Is an old proverb that Gratis will
desert sinking ship" and the Hon.
N. w. Cole, 1.-THE oldest rat in the
barn." being the reputed daddy OF
the Republican party, has deserted
his precious bantling, and COVE over
to the United Laber Party.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

CAPT. CYRUS N. GRAY, Twenty
Fifth Infantry, has been dismissed
from the service by the sentance by
a court martial, approved by the
President, for appearing at inspec-
ton at Fort Meade, Dacota, and for
duty as officer of the day, while
drunk.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

GOVERNOR TAYLoR's wife is very
i'll at johnson City, in East Tennes-
see. Her pulse is at 1902 to 107, a
height indicating rapid disinte-
grafton of tissue, and her relatives
have been telegraphed for.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03
PICNIC GOODS.
Cool. Thin Drinks California, Orange
Cider. Ginger Ale, Pop, all Flavors.

COOL DRINKS NOT so THIN.
Pure California Angelica Wine.
Pure California Catawba Wine.
Pure California Sherry Wine.
Pure Imported Claret.
Finest Brands Champagne Wine.
Largea Beer in bottles, English
Ale, Dublin Stout, Finest French
Sardines, in self-opening tins. Devil
led Ham, Tongue, Turkey, etc.
French Mustard, Worcestershire
Sauce, Olives, Pickles, sweet and
sour, Fine Cigars, Cigaretts, ETC., at
CRUSMAN'S.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

FOUR children of Capt. j. III. Mar
tin, of Memphis, came very near
being poisoned from eatingice cream
which had been affected by the corro-
sion of the zinc vessel in which the
ice cream was packed.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03
cuitarlessons.

Mrs. Carrie Thomas of New Provi-
dence would like to get few pupils on !.
the guitar, lin Clarksville,) and II shef
succeeds will come over three times a
week to give lessons. Tuition per 90
weeks, $50. Where there are more
than one pupil in in a family, each
twenty dollars II
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

IGNATIUs Donelly comes to the
front with the ancient chestnut to
prove that Shakespeare was not the
author of Shakespeare but that Lord
Bacon wrote it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

A $350,000 fire occurred the other
day at Detroit, Michigan, destroying
an extensive cooperage shop. Fire
accidental. Insurance only $4,000.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03
A MAN named Rufus G. Malon,

A MAN named Rufus G. Malone
has lately been arrested at Atlanta,
Ca, for marrying his own niece.
For this astonishing act Of prurient
incest, he deserves to be distin-
guished by being treated to coat
of tar and feathers, and rode on a
rail.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03

MRS. CLEVELAND had caused to
be made an official denial Of the
SANDER that she has engaged to write
a magazine article.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-09-03
prohibition Executive Commit IS.

The members Of the County Prohi-
bition Executive Committee, are ear
nestly requested to meet at the Court
House in this city, on Thursday, the
10Th inst, at 1880 a. m. Every COM
mitteeman is expected to attend.
J. s. NEBLETT,
Chairman County Ex Com